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In a combative speech on Saturday following his swearing-in, Poroshenko said: "Crimea was, is, and will be Ukrainian." He was greeted with a standing ovation.

Informal conversation lasting 10-15 minutes between US and Russian president is first meeting since Ukraine crisis began

Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin have met for the first time since Russia's annexation of Crimea. The informal encounter came on the sidelines of a lunch attended by world leaders to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-day landings.

A White House statement said the conversation, which was informal and lasted 10-15 minutes, happened inside the chateau where the leaders were eating. It did not say what the two discussed, but Obama has previously said he would tell Putin to engage with Ukraine's new leadership.

»Obama secretly meets Putin in France08/06/14 09:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinksmikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. A White House official on Friday afternoon confirmed the meeting. US President Barack Obama has held an “informal conversation” with his Russian counte...

»Drones: an eye in the sky07/06/14 13:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinksmikenova shared this story from Drones | The Guardian. When Tomas van Houtryve sent up a drone to photograph US public spaces, it captured a series of haunting images from a unique perspective Click to watch our interactive film about th...

»Putin, Merkel Meet on Ukraine Crisis06/06/14 14:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinksmikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russian President Vladimir Putin continued meeting with Western leaders Friday to discuss Moscow's role in the Ukraine unrest. Putin met German Chancellor Angela Merkel in northern France...

»US Unemployment Holds Steady at 6.3%06/06/14 14:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinksmikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The U.S. unemployment rate held steady at 6.3 percent last month, and the economy had a net gain of 217,000 jobs. Friday's report from the Labor Department is more evidence that the eco...

»The 10 best recordings of poets06/06/14 13:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinksmikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. From Alfred Lord Tennyson to Alice Oswald, Andrew Motion chooses his favourite recordings of poems read aloud by those who wrote them Hear and download all of the recordings a...

»A timeline of World War II06/06/14 13:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinksmikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. A timeline of World War II CNN's Max Foster takes you on a 'virtual room' history lesson of key World War II events from the beginning to end. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 0...

»Group of 7 Leaders on Russia05/06/14 18:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinksmikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. President Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain said Russia will face tougher sanctions from group members if President Vladimir V. Putin refuses to work with Ukraine’s new gov...

»G7 Warns Of Tougher Russian Sanctions05/06/14 13:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinksmikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. G7 leaders warn that they The Group of Seven (G7) warned that it could escalate sanctions against Russia if the situation in eastern Ukraine spins further out of control....

»Putin: Hilary Clinton is a Weak Woman05/06/14 13:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinksmikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested the former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is "weak" in an interview with French media, but added this was not necessari...

»10 Questions With Jack Devine05/06/14 10:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinksmikenova shared this story from TIME » Time Sections » World. You’ve written a book, Good Hunting. Aren’t spies supposed to be covert? Almost all covert action eventually becomes public. Very little I did is still classified....

»Muslims and the N.Y.P.D.04/06/14 13:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinksmikenova shared this story from NYT > Editorials. The Police Department is running another counterterrorism program that singles out Muslims in a problematic way, this time to recruit them as informants.

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Kiryas Joel: "Sexual abuse" or FBI abuse?

Is there a general attempt to mislead and to manipulate the FBI using the issues of sexual abuse as a pretext, as a way to deal with the political and other opponents?

Investigate the "investigators"! Part 2: FBI as "a high church for the true mediocre"

Investigate the "investigators"! FBI as "a high church for the true mediocre"

"At bottom, I mean profoundly at bottom, the FBI has nothing to do with Communism, it has nothing to do with catching criminals, it has nothing to do with the Mafia, the syndicate, it has nothing to do with trust-busting, it has nothing to do with interstate commerce, it has nothing to do with anything but serving as a church for the mediocre. A high church for the true mediocre." Norman Mailer | "Investigate the "investigators"! I would think that no less than 50% of the problems this country is facing is due to the FBI's inadequacy. This is a very important issue and the time has come to address it." - by Michael Novakhov